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RAINY DAY GAMES

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Constructed by Billie Truitt 78 clues
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Across

  1. Cpls.' superiors 4 ℓ
  2. Sandwich shop 4 ℓ
  3. Extremely bad 5 ℓ
  4. Chests of drawers 8 ℓ
  5. Fidgety 5 ℓ
  6. Skillet or wok 3 ℓ
  7. Perform in a choir 4 ℓ
  8. Stream from an aerosol 5 ℓ
  9. Paper/pencil X's-and-O's game 9 ℓ
  10. Barber shop sweepings 4 ℓ
  11. Father, in Spanish 5 ℓ
  12. Wander around 4 ℓ
  13. Lubricates 4 ℓ
  14. Prefix meaning "against" 4 ℓ
  15. Coffee lightener 5 ℓ
  16. Fir or maple 4 ℓ
  17. Sends junk email to 5 ℓ
  18. Highest-rated 4 ℓ
  19. Take a glance (at) 4 ℓ
  20. Not tight enough 5 ℓ
  21. Midterm or final test 4 ℓ
  22. Ready, willing, and __ 4 ℓ
  23. Second-quality, as clothes: Abbr. 5 ℓ
  24. Each, informally 4 ℓ
  25. Dental string 5 ℓ
  26. Table game with cue sticks 9 ℓ
  27. Online crafts shop 4 ℓ
  28. __-med student 3 ℓ
  29. Blog messages 5 ℓ
  30. Weekly earnings 8 ℓ
  31. Pain reliever brand 6 ℓ
  32. Hunters' org. 3 ℓ
  33. "Air" prefix for sphere 4 ℓ
  34. Game with a star-shaped board 15 ℓ
  35. Part of the eye with color 4 ℓ
  36. Grips another's hand 6 ℓ
  37. Snakelike fish 3 ℓ
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Down

  1. Big slice of meat loaf 4 ℓ
  2. Little rascals 4 ℓ
  3. Vietnam neighbor 4 ℓ
  4. Trade show, for short 4 ℓ
  5. Casino worker with cards 6 ℓ
  6. Turkey drumstick 3 ℓ
  7. Puts into service 4 ℓ
  8. Harrison of Star Wars 4 ℓ
  9. Fret (about) 5 ℓ
  10. Assumed name 5 ℓ
  11. Anatomy class model 8 ℓ
  12. Bridge-crossing fee 4 ℓ
  13. Mongolian desert 4 ℓ
  14. Thinly distributed 6 ℓ
  15. Get __ for effort 3 ℓ
  16. "Get lost!" 5 ℓ
  17. 10 __ OR LESS (supermarket sign) 5 ℓ
  18. Waterproof cover 4 ℓ
  19. Photographed 4 ℓ
  20. Twosome 4 ℓ
  21. Make angry 4 ℓ
  22. Creative thought 4 ℓ
  23. Voicemail signal 4 ℓ
  24. Grains in granola 4 ℓ
  25. Give off, as light 4 ℓ
  26. Some laptops 3 ℓ
  27. Part of TGIF 3 ℓ
  28. Former French money 5 ℓ
  29. Layers of tissues 5 ℓ
  30. Say "Cheese" for a photo 5 ℓ
  31. Walked back and forth 5 ℓ
  32. Turn the __ cheek 5 ℓ
  33. Bags for potatoes 5 ℓ
  34. Have sore muscles 4 ℓ
  35. Motionless 5 ℓ
  36. "To __ human..." 5 ℓ
  37. Smart-alecky 5 ℓ
  38. Get closer to 4 ℓ
  39. Very pale 5 ℓ
  40. Alaskan shellfish 8 ℓ
  41. Opinion piece 5 ℓ

About this puzzle

The Newsday Crossword for Tuesday, May 5, 2026 is titled “RAINY DAY GAMES” and was constructed by Billie Truitt. The puzzle features 78 clues arranged in a 21×21 grid — the standard format for Sunday-size puzzles.

Click any clue above to view its dedicated answer page, which includes letter-by-letter analysis, the puzzle context, and a history of every other Newsday puzzle the same clue or answer has appeared in. To see the complete grid filled in with every answer, use the “Reveal grid” button at the top of the grid.

The Newsday Crossword is published daily by Newsday on Long Island and edited by Stan Newman. Difficulty builds across the week from a gentle Monday introduction up to Saturday’s legendary themeless Stumper. The official puzzle is available on the Newsday Games site. For other days, browse the complete Newsday Crossword archive indexed by date.

Newsday RAINY DAY GAMES Crossword May 5 2026 Answers